Northrop Grumman Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Northrop Grumman full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Flexible working environment
Co-workers are friendly and nice.

Cons – No bench system after you are layoff or your project/contract end
Not much salary increases after annual review for last 2 years

Advice to Senior Management – Too much reliance on Defense sector.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Northrop Grumman full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – 1. Competitive pay and excellent benefits, including flexible work arrangements for many people (9/80, 4/10, WFH).
2. Exposure to interesting cutting edge engineering technologies.
3. People who care a lot about their mission to help protect warfighters.
4. Lots of opportunities for advancement.
6. Good work life balance.

Cons – 1. Lots of meetings that don't seem to have a purpose.
2. Ineffective managers and staff are often coddled. These individuals are not fired and often are not even confronted for their inappropriate behavior.
3. Very hierarchical organization. Although "open door" is promoted, using it is not likely to get you the outcome you desire.
4. Some areas of the company are understaffed.

Advice to Senior Management – 1. Weed out the poor performers.
2. Hire more young people. NG needs to do a better job of marketing itself to college students. Most college students today are concerned about finding a job when they graduate, and NG has many jobs to offer IF students obtain the right degree. These students already have a leg up because of US citizenship requirements for employment in the defense industry, but they don't know it. We need to reach out to them and let them know there's a great chance of a job at NG if they get the needed skills.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Northrop Grumman full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Good place to work and grow your career. There are opportunities to individuals to lead multiple projects. It's not the place for those that just do their job. This is a place for people who want to lead and excel.

Cons – Government pressure with sequestration. As with many big companies, bureaucracy and procedures can get in the way at times.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Northrop Grumman as a contractor for more than 3 years

Pros – Good and well known company in the Washington D.C. area. They have good benefits and seem to pay in a fair range according to your expertise. Human resources work quickly to get you through the hiring process once you accept.

Cons – Government contracting world is not the most stable.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Northrop Grumman full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – The most exciting, interesting technology I've ever worked on, with some of the sharpest people

Cons – Large bureaucracy, and the ultimate boss driving the bureacracy is congress, the most fickle and near-sighted customer you can imagine.

Advice to Senior Management – * use and contribute to open source projects to get the latest and greatest capabilities
* use knowledgebases, not wikis and forums
* use company-wide VCS for all documents and software

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Northrop Grumman full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Challenging Engineering Assignments with Good Benefits and Training

Cons – Current focus on cost reduction due to decline in government aerospace spending

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Northrop Grumman full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – -Friendly work environment. My co-workers, along with my manger were a pleasure to work with.
-Professional Organization. In regards to the values of the organization, NGC is great. They really do strive to be a top-tier organization.
-Good medical benefits and 401K plan.

Cons – -Hard to move up. Moving up the corporate ladder if only easy if you work at one of the main campuses.
-Pay raises are minimal.
-Constant concerns of labor shortages and lay-offs. For the last couple of years they have had numerous rounds of lay-offs. This greats, as you can image a high level of anxiety among the work force.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Northrop Grumman full-time for more than a year

Pros – Location, opportunities, benefits, education assistance, pay, the value of having a well-known name next to yours.

Cons – Difficulty transitioning within the company from one position to another, a mixture of high achievers & slackers (80/20 rule applies here)...nothing out of the ordinary.

Advice to Senior Management – Come together...right now...over me.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Northrop Grumman full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Flexible work schedule and interesting work.

Cons – It is hard to get recognition

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Northrop Grumman full-time for less than a year

Pros – A lot of benefits and discounts for employees. I get pretty much anything I need electronic wise.

Cons – NO COFFEE. Constantly having to worry about layoffs since sequestration.

Advice to Senior Management – Get coffee.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company